AboutPediatrics @JayGordonMDFAAP High fevers and neg flu tests? Watch for a rash in a few days… There’s a #measles outbreak in SoCal. #stoptheoutbreaks 2/18/15, 6:27 PM So, let me show you what a Twitter pediatrician is trying to do here….

NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Cancer Causes Control. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2011 August 1. Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2010 August ; 21(8): 1193–1201. doi:10.1007/s10552-010-9546-1. Mumps and ovarian cancer: modern interpretation of an historic…

New Guidelines for Allergic Rhinitis Released Diedtra Henderson February 03, 2015 Clinicians should treat allergic rhinitis (AR) with intranasal steroids when patients’ symptoms impair their quality of life, according to clinical practice guidelines published February 2 in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck…

The MMR is not controversial because of Wakefield. That study is not solid enough to be the basis for any decision. The vaccine is best given later because it can cause large side effects in a small percentage of kids…

I have read this article a number of times and followed the controversy quite closely. One of the journalists involved is easily labeled “anti-vaccine” but the CDC doc is not. The evidence is not overwhelmingly strong but I do believe…

Urinary tracts in very young babies, toddlers and children are almost always treated immediately with antibiotics. There is very little medical debate about this initial care but the evaluation of the baby or toddler with a first or second UTI…

The real experts have studied and published for decades. “Pop” experts have attempted to create fear around cosleeping. Perhaps the biggest problem with discouraging the Family Bed is the potential for interfering with successful breastfeeding. Melissa Bartick and Linda Smith have…

I found this collection of essays while I was shuffling through some papers on my hard drive. Sleeping separately from one’s baby increases risk. Cosleeping usually involves bedsharing but for some it is close roomsharing. Both these are much safer…